Sales Account Executive

BRIAN PRUETT

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Lawrcenville, Ga. 30046

678-***-****

*************@*****.***

Objective

To obtain a challenging position that will allow me to utilize my

experience in sales, marketing and event planning and my sponsorship

skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

01/09-present GGEMCO (Gift Giving Event Management Company)

Co-Director

. Run events for charities and retired athletes

. Schedule former and current sports celebrities for fund

raising events

. Raised $10,000 for Ovarian Cancer Charity bowling events

07/10-present Signarama

Outside Sales Represenative

. Sold $25,000 in Signs and other printing jobs

08/08-07/10 U.S. Play (Brunswick Corp.)

Assistant Event Sales

. Sell and book events to companies, churches and youth

groups.

Marketing & Promotions

. Work with local businesses to obtain trade-outs in

exchange for goods and services

. Work on outside events, promoting the US Play facility

and running the US Play booth at those events

. Work with outside media on advertising decisions.

. Host Trivia on US Play's Quarter Mania night.

07/03-01/07 Bowling League Coordinator/Outside Sales Rep

. Developed leagues with outside companies as well as

developed ideas for fun leagues in-house.

. Floored 500 League Bowlers

05/99 to 07/00 Counter Supervisor, Promotions team

. Trained new bowling counter staff

06/08 to 01/09 Score Atlanta

Director of Sales

. Manage Sales staff for Score Atlanta

. Sold Advertising for Score Atlanta Newspaper and Web

Page

. Sold Booth spaces for High School Kickoff Classic and

Atlanta Boat Show

. Sold $20,000 in advertising in sponsorships.

06/06 to 05/08 Kennesaw State University

01/08 to 05/08 Camera Operator/Announcer/Director

. Videoed/Directed the KSU Men's and Women's basketball

and baseball and softball games for ASUN.TV

. Color Analyst for Women's Basketball/Softball game

Assistant Statistician, KSU Athletic

Department

. Maintained stats for various KSU athletic events

. Helped with the development of Media Guides for Men and

Women's basketball and baseball and softball teams

01/99-08/01 Southern Polytechnic State University (Marietta,

Ga.)

Acting Sports Information Director

. Coordinated media interviews with student athletes

&

coaches

. Supervised game day set-ups

. Served as spotter/statistician for SPSU men's

basketball & baseball teams

. Obtained sponsors for SPSU Media guides

. Developed Men's Basketball Media Guide for the 2000-

2001 Season and

raised the entire $7,000 for the media guide

11/98-05/99 Vinings Gazette (Marietta, Ga.)

Sports Writer/Account Executive

. Covered athletic events for three local

universities

. Sold Advertising

07/95-11/98 Marietta Daily Journal/Neighbor Newspapers

Account Executive, DeKalb Neighbor Newspaper

. Sold Advertising

Sports Reporter, Rockdale, Henry and Clayton Neighbor

Newspapers

. Covered 30 sports for 11 different high schools

EDUCATION

06/06 to 05/08 Kennesaw State University, BS, Sports Management

08/90 to 03/95 Kennesaw State University, BS, Communications

PUBLICATIONS

Fall 2006 Student Web Page, Kennesaw State University

Fall 2005 CyberSportsEdge.com

Fall 2000 SPSU Men's Basketball Media Guide (Marietta, Ga.)

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

. Familiar with Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel

. Nearly 15 years' experience in the Sports and Sales

world

. Great ability to maintain public relations

. Work as a team player with co-workers

. Able to handle multi-tasking.

. Uncanny knack for getting people to come out to events

& help them have a great time.

. Excellent at making play lists for music to go along

with Trivia

REFERENCES AVAILABLE

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